Unit 14

The latest news from overseas was not good. Philip’s investments in some of the foreign markets that had appeared so promising last year, were looking less and less profitable. In fact, Philip was afraid that if matters did not improve soon he would be forced to sell at a considerable loss. And then, there was the problem with the documents for the house he thought he had bought recently. The bank had failed to notify him of certain discrepancies in the wording of the contract. His lawyer was out of town for two weeks and couldn’t be reached. And now it looked as if the deal was going to fall through because the seller might decide not to sell. Besides all this, his daughter had called him from the university the night before and told him that she had fallen madly in love and wanted to leave school to get married. “But Cynthia”, he’d argued, “you are only 19 years old. Finish school first and then you can get married”. Cynthia did not want to discuss the matter at all and in spite of his pleading had told him that her mind was made up. Philip could do nothing but acquiesce. “Luckily”, - he thought, - “I know the boy she loves and he is a fine young man. That’s one bright spot in all the mess of the past few days”.

Exercises:

I. TRUE/FALSE:

1. Philip had investments in foreign markets.

2. He thought that he would be forced to sell at a loss.

3. He had a problem with his lawyer’s house.

4. It looked as if the seller might decide not to sell.

5. Philip’s daughter wanted to leave school to get a job.

6. His daughter is 19 years old and is in a university.

7. Philip wants her to get married and then finish school.

8. Cynthia’s was made up to get married.

9. The young man she wants to marry is a stranger to Philip.

II. QUICK REVIEW: Write the words that best complete the sentence.

1. Philip’s investments in some of the foreign_____________were looking less and less_____________

2. Philip was afraid that if____________did not improve, he would be_____________to sell at a considerable_______________?

3. The bank had failed to_____________him of cerain______________in the wording of the contract.

4. Now it looked as if the_______________ was going to fall through because the_____________might decide not to sell.

5. His___________had called from the university the_____________before and had told him that she had fallen______________in love.

6. Finish school________________and then you can _____________married.

7. Cynthia did not want to ______________the matter at all and in spite of his pleading____________told him that her_____________was made up.

8. That’s one_____________spot in all the mess of the____________few days.

III. CLOSE ATTENTION: Write the word that immediately precedes or follows the words below to fill in the blanks.

1. appeared so_____________

2. had bought______________

3. couldn’t be______________

4. going to fall_____________

5. _______________all this

6. ____________19 years old

7. matter at________________

8. nothing but______________

9. ______________young man

IV. RECALL: Answer the following questions based on what you remember.

1. What was wrong with Philip’s foreign investments?

2. What was the problem about the house?

3. Where was Philip’s lawyer?

4. Why does Cynthia want to leave school?

5. What did Philip tell Cynthia to do?

6. How does he feel about Cynthia’s young man?

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